Nooteboom v. Bulson

In this action to quiet title, the parties dispute the ownership of a strip of land between their two adjoining parcels. Plaintiffs sought a judgment declaring their ownership. Defendants counterclaimed, asserting that they had acquired the property by adverse possession. The trial court quieted title in defendants, and plaintiffs appeal. On de novo review, ORS 19.415(3), we affirm.

The disputed area consists of 2.92 acres of land in rural Coos County. Plaintiffs’ property lies directly north of defendants’ property, and the disputed area forms the northern/southern boundary between the…